Is BFWD batch #24 safe for lacquer paint?

Hey man, I was sysop and guest sysop of a few BBSs back in the day! I was a computer geek since I was 10 years old. I'll never forget when I first got to college (University of Illinois, where NCSA Mosaic was created) and discovered the internet (on an ethernet connection in the dorm, of course). BTW, this was back in '94, so I guess I was a year or two late :)
 
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by Yell00ITR [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>Hey man, I was sysop and guest sysop of a few BBSs back in the day! I was a computer geek since I was 10 years old. I'll never forget when I first got to college (University of Illinois, where NCSA Mosaic was created) and discovered the internet (on an ethernet connection in the dorm, of course). BTW, this was back in '94, so I guess I was a year or two late :) [/b]</blockquote>My college days were about 10 years before '94 . . . lessee, the first modem I used from my dorm room was a 300 baud "game cartridge" modem for my old C64 (sent data almost as fast as you could type it :rolleyes: ). By the time I graduated in '88, I was running a 2400 baud modem on an Amiga 1000 (oh, the sheer thrill of transmitting data at such dizzying speeds!).

I would have sacrificed portions of my roommate's anatomy for an Ethernet link back in college. Hey, I'm a geek, but not so geeky as to offer up my own body parts . . . "I'd give my left testicle for <new, nifty technical gizmo>." has a nice ring, but Satan only has to take you seriously <strong class='bbc'>once[/b], and bang, you're walking slightly asymmetrically. "I'd give <strong class='bbc'>Jim's[/b] left testicle for <new, nifty technical gizmo>." just seems so much safer :D

Tort
 
Most of the cars I am doing complete corrections on right now are either original paint lacquer cars or they have been repainted sometime in there history, typically with laquer. The reason I ask is I have been applying BFWD with my porta-cable and the red soft pad set on 3-4 with medium pressure. I have used this method for the last 4 months, mostly on BC/CC cars and never had this current problem. The last car I did, was a 58 ford galaxie 500 black. I put wax down over the whole vehicle then wiped it off about 10 min later and it left swirls, well thats not the right word for it. But you could see my wax marks throughout the entire vehicle. Like each circular motion of the porta-cable. I had to go back thru and re-polish the whole thing again with my rotary to remove the marks...I was not impressed. So I waxed it again when done by hand and it didnt leave the same impressions. So my question is--is it safe for lacquer paints or am I doing something else wrong? Because I did a black GNX before this that was lacquer and didnt have the same problem.

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thanks!
Mike
 
To answer the question, both the wax and sealant are 100% safe for lacquer paint.

BFWD on an original paint (only one left) 427 Shelby Cobra (invaluable, worth mid 7 figures)

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BFWD on an original paint (enamel) Boss 429 Mustang

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BFWD on a lacquer paint job Kurtis Sutton (only one in the world)

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BFWD + Wax on a lacquer paint job Siata 208s (worth about 1.5 million)

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BFWD + Wax on a lacquer paint Fiat Supersonic 8V (worth 1.3-1.5 million)

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From what I haver read, Wet Diamond either needs to be wiped off immediately after application (one panel at a time) or allowed to fully haze and then wiped off. Perhaps on this particular occasion you caught it in-between. It doesn't sound like you swirled the paint; it sounds like you swirled the half-dried sealant. Ambient conditions, like temperature and humidity, are hard to predict and control.
 
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